Scrap Fortune

You never know where inspiration will hit you when you are a scrap-o-holic. I went to Chinese tonight with the fam and got a great saying in my fortune cookie. So what did I do? Came home and scrapped it, of coarse! Plus I got done the quick page exchange at Scrap Matters. We are using the most beautiful kit this month! It is called Green And Serene by YM [squared]. It is on sale for 30% off, so grab it fast!

Tell me what you think of these...

This is the QP I made from the LO above.

A New Friend

My mom and dad have a new puppy. She got here yesterday. So today we went over for a visit. She is so cute and fluffy! I made this page from the Tuesday Template Challenge at SM by Brenda Smith Designs. I used a newkit from Kandy Kane Creations called giggles. It is a super cute kit, great for boys and girls! I also used her new alpha called Patent Leather Pink, but I re-colored it a bit. Go check them out! Link on the side of the page --->

Look Who's 3

Well, he has been three for a while, but I am getting around to scrappin his B-day. This is the first LO for me in what seems like ages, or at least a week. I am pleased with how it turned out.

Are you smarter than a Second Grader?

My niece sat down today with my sister and watched her create a new header for their family blog in PSE. Then she asked if she could try. This is the LO that she made ALL by herself with no help from anyone. It is an amazing very first LO! I don't even think my first pages are this good! Way to go Boo!

So, are you among the paper scrappers that think going digital is too hard? All I can say is, give it a chance! If a second grader can do it, so can you! She used the daily download kit going on right now at Scrapmatters.com called Girls Rock! This 8 year old sure does!

One more LO, I almost forgot I was so excited about the one above! Here is my LO that I did for the speed scrap on Wednesday night. I thought i had missed it when I got home from work, but I had left that page open on my computer so when I got home it came up and I only missed half of it and had no trouble catching up! This is my second speed Scrap, they are way funner than I thought they would be. They help me try to think out of the box and inspire creativity!

Sepia Tone Tutorial

Here is my attempt at a quick little tutorial.

Start by opening the picture you would like to convert to sepia. It is always a good idea to make a copy of the picture before you start changing it so that you can keep your original. I use [cntrl J] to make a copy. With the copy layer selected, convert it to Black and white. To do this you will click the Enhance menu at the top of your screen

With that layer selected, click on the circle above your layers pallet that is half white and half black. Select Phot Filter. See the screen shot below.

When the photo filter menu opens click on the drop down menu and select Sepia.

Then adjust the density 100%. Viola! You have a sepia photo. Save a copy of the pic and you are ready to add it to any layout!

Here is a pic I did this technique on.

To get the sepia overlay look I skipped the step to make the pic black and white. I made a copy, made that copy sepia toned, and then made that layer an overlay. I love this look! It can add so much to the right picture. Clear as mud, right?

Try this technique and let me know if you have any questions! Thanks!

Scrapping Away

I have finished a couple of pages lately thought I would share.

This is from the speed Scrap the other night at Scrap Matters. I love how it turned out. I used a new kit from Brttish Designs called Monstrocity.

A great 2 pager from Thanksgiving.

A closer look at side 1

A closer look at Side 2

A tuesday Template challenge and a new kit from Kandy Kane Creations.

Speed Scrap Confesion...

So, Here is a great time for a speed scrap! To be honest, I have never done one! I know, I am missing out. I tried one that was in the middle of the day one time and it just didn't work out. I got distracted half way through and I never went back. So, I am going to try to make this. Hope to see you there too!

A new great Kit, for FREE!

The Daily download is back at SM! It starts on January 12th! Here is a little sneak peak.

How do you get it for free? Simple! Go to this forum everyday to download the next piece of the kit, by the end of the month you have the full kit, for FREE! How easy is that! Happy Scrappin!

Scrappy New Years!

This is our New Years party from last year. (yes, I scrapped it today! Nothing like being a year late :)

Easter 2008 Side 1Easter 2008 Side 2
That is all I got accomplished tonight but we had a lot of fun celebrating the New Year! Happy 2009 everyone. Happy Scrapping!

Christmas through the Eyes of a Child

Here is my latest lo. This is for the saturday special at Scrapmatters. They did a little lesson on blending. It is great if you don't know how. As you can see from my latest LO, I LOVE blending!!! i used the kit Candy Cane Lane by Melissa Bennett.

Seeing is Believing

My latest LO. I used a kit called Reindeer Games and a template by Kay Miller. I made it for the Word up Challenge at Scrap Matters. The word art is by Stacy's backdoor designs.

First Mate

Here is my latest LO. I used All Hands on Deck by Melissa Bennett. This is a picture of my mom and dad. They took us on a cruise last summer and we had a blast! I hope someday to get the scrapbook done for them as a thank you! I made this page for the Tuesday Template Challenge at Scrap Matters. The template is by Linz! It is great!

My Marathon...

OK, I am not a runner, but I had to post this page that I did yesterday. It seriously took me about 4 hours (almost a marathon!) to finish it and I even used a template! There are a ton of layers in this one and I spent a lot of time on the drop shadows. I am trying to make a page better in the details. I submitted it to the Satuday Special Challenge at Scrap Matters. The challenge was to make a 2 page loyout. This was one event that definately needed 2 pages (if not more) to get in all the fun pictures we had!

The Full Page

Side one a little closer

Side two a little closer
What do you think?

The Spirit of Christmas

***PLease leave me a comment if you could not get it to work! I have had a few emails. I have uploaded the image again so click the link at the bottom if you have troubles. Thanks for stopping by!***

This weekend I sat down with my family and watched The Polar Express. I must admit that I get a little tear-eyed at the end of that movie, it just fills me with the spirit of Christmas and what this season is all about. Santa inspired this little word art that I hope you can all get some use out of this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas!

Click image to download, comments appreciated!

***If you have trouble, try this LINK***

What's better than Black Friday Shopping?

The Daily Download at ScrapMatters.com!!! Check it out on November 28th! (and everyday after that to get the full kit!) You WON'T want to miss out in this one!